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Church Lectures for Newtown and Prayers Felt
By Polly Castor on January 12, 2013Read moreI just came back from a talk given for Newtown by Christian Science lecturer Suzanne Reidel as an offering...
10Water Lily Photos
By Polly Castor on January 11, 2013Read moreI took these last September but didn’t get around to editing them until now. Look closely in the last...
My New Oil Painting: “Nascent Bud”
By Polly Castor on January 10, 2013Read moreThis new oil painting of mine is 24” x 36” and is titled “Nascent Bud.” I started this on...
Book Review: Flight Behavior
By Polly Castor on January 9, 2013Read moreI've loved some other books by this author and was really looking forward to the release of this book....
Writing Prompt: Cory and the Frog
By Polly Castor on January 8, 2013Read moreIn my writing class this last fall we were first to write a character sketch from a photo in...
Speech by Charlie Chaplin
By Polly Castor on January 7, 2013Read moreThis speech is from Charlie Chaplin’s movie The Great Dictator. What do you think of it? How do we...
“You Live a Charmed Life”
By Polly Castor on January 6, 2013Read moreA blog reader actually said that to me yesterday. To quote my Dad’s mother, “Ha!” It is only because...
Another Re-blooming Orchid
By Polly Castor on January 5, 2013Read moreMy husband is so casual about this but yet again he’s got an orchid re-blooming. This one was purchased...
Photos of Local Mushrooms
By Polly Castor on January 4, 2013Read moreRecently I stopped by Holbrook Farm and to my delight they had just received their first delivery of these...
Book Review: The Art of Urban Sketching
By Polly Castor on January 4, 2013Read moreThis book arose out of a vibrant online community of urban sketchers sharing their locale through the internet; there...
How to Keep Pesto Green
By Polly Castor on January 3, 2013Read moreMaybe you all know this and I’m slow to catch on? Or does your homemade pesto turn brown in...
Book Review: What the World Eats
By Polly Castor on January 2, 2013Read moreSince this book has been on my “to read” list for years, I finally got it from inter-library loan...